abroþennys
Old English
Alternative forms
- ābroðennes
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈbro.ðen.nys/
Noun
ābroþennys f
- dulness, cowardice, a defect, backsliding
- degeneracy, ignobleness, fallenness
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- Ongēan ðæs mōdes strengðe se dēofol forgifð ābroðennysse.
- The Devil grants fallenness in exchange for the spirit's strength.
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
Declension
Declension of abroþennys (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ābroþennys | ābroþennyssa, ābroþennysse |
| accusative | ābroþennysse | ābroþennyssa, ābroþennysse |
| genitive | ābroþennysse | ābroþennyssa |
| dative | ābroþennysse | ābroþennyssum |
Further reading
- ĀBROÐENNES in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
- ĀBROÞENNES in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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